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Dr. Helge Rieckhoff

Counsel
Rechtsanwalt

CMS Hasche Sigle
Augustusplatz 9
04109 Leipzig
Germany
Languages German, English

Helge Rieckhoff advises on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity/venture capital transactions and joint ventures. He also regularly advises on complex restructurings and general corporate law matters.

He also advises selected start-ups through the CMS equIP programme.

Helge Rieckhoff started practicing as a lawyer in 2009 and worked for the commercial law firms Hengeler Mueller and Raue LLP before joining CMS in 2019. He is also a venture capital lecturer at the University of Leipzig. He has been a counsel since 2022.

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Relevant experience

  • Advising Asvin GmbH on Seed Financing Round
  • Advising vehicle digitisation specialist TWINNER on Series B financing round
  • Advising root360 GmbH on the acquisition by Waterland portfolio company Skaylink
  • Advising of shareholder of Energiekonzepte Mitteldeutschland on sale to Auctus Capital Partners
  • Advising VR Equitypartner and MEH Beteiligungs GmbH on the sale of n3k group to Invision
  • Advise on the sale of Healthfood24, a premium petfood producer and retailer, to Alphapet Ventures
  • Advising EEX AG on integration of Powernext SAS (France) und Gaspoint Nordic A/S (Denmark)
  • Advising on the sale of semiconductor specialist Creative Chips GmbH to MDAX listed Dialog Semiconductor Plc.
  • HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft | On takeover bid by Spanish construction group ACS Actividades de Construcción y Servicios S.A.
  • Medion AG | On takeover bid by Lenovo Germany Holding GmbH, a subsidiary of Lenovo Group Limited
  • DAX-listed group | On corporate restructuring measures
  • Otto Group | On sale of Environmental Solutions Europe Holding BV, an internationally operating manufacturer of waste containers and recycling systems
  • KSM (German car supplier) | On sale to CITIC, a Chinese state-owned investment company
  • Bornemann Pumps (worldwide operating leading supplier of pumps for the oil and gas industry) | On sale to ITT Corporation
  • Content marketing agency | On merger with publishing house
  • E-commerce company | On investment by private equity investor
  • MTS Incoming and Touristic Services S.L. & OTS Open Travel Services AG | Advice and representation regarding transactions, financing as well as corporate structure
  • Paragon Partners | On acquisition and sale of investments in medium-sized companies
  • Start-ups | On numerous investment rounds and exits
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Publications

  • Zulässige Ausgestaltung von Leaver-Klauseln (Permitted leaver provisions), GmbHR 2021, p. 299 et seqq. (together with Sophia Hügel)
  • Trendinformationen und Prognosen im Wertpapierprospekt (Trend information and forecasts in securities prospectuses), BKR 2011, p. 221 et seqq.
  • Vergütung des Vorstands mit langfristiger Anreizwirkung (Remuneration of management board members as a long-term incentive), AG 2010, p. 617 et seqq.
  • Prognoseberichterstattung im Kapitalmarktrecht (Forecasting reporting in capital market law), Baden-Baden 2009 (also thesis in Bonn)
  • Nachteilsausgleichspflicht bei Abspaltungen im faktischen Konzern? (Duty to compensate for the disadvantage for controlled companies in case of carve-off from the de facto group), AG 2008, p. 486 et seqq. (together with Dr. Tobias Tillmann)
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Education

  • 2009: PhD, University of Bonn
  • Additional “Wirtschaftsjurist” course of study (special commercial lawyer training), University of Bayreuth
  • Trainee lawyer at Cologne Higher Regional Court
  • Law studies at the Universities of Bayreuth, Lyon and Bonn
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27/03/2024
CMS advises founders of Thinkport on investment by Venitus Group
Leipzig – The Munich-based Venitus Group has acquired a stake in Thinkport, a pioneer in the development of innovative cloud technologies. The founders Dominik Fries and Tobias Drechsel will retain a significant stake in the company and keep their positions unchanged. The partnership with Venitus marks a significant milestone in the development of the cloud consulting company. It will help to further consolidate Thinkport's position as an innovation leader, accelerate growth and lay the foundations for the next phase of development. The parties involved have agreed not to disclose further details of the transaction.A CMS team led by Dr. Kevin Schmidt provided comprehensive legal advice to the Thinkport founders on the transaction. Thinkport, headquartered in Frankfurt/Main with offices in Leipzig, Hamburg and Berlin, has made an impressive journey from a start-up to an established and award-winning player in the cloud technology industry over the past five years. Founded in 2018 and employing around 80 people, the company supports large German-speaking companies and DAX-listed corporations with projects in the areas of cloud migration, development and training. Its customer portfolio includes renowned names such as Edeka, Bayer and Deutsche Bahn. The Venitus Group is a leading digitalization partner for medium-sized and enterprise customers in the DACH region with a focus on the areas of public cloud, data engineering and AI. Venitus complements its organic growth with an acquisition strategy and currently consists of four innovative and fast-growing companies in these areas. Press Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com
26/09/2022
CMS advises founders and business angels of calimoto GmbH on sale of majority...
Leipzig – CMS has advised the founders and business angels of calimoto GmbH on the sale of a majority stake to Russmedia Equity Partners. calimoto GmbH is the developer of the world’s leading app...
15/06/2022
CMS advises vehicle digitisation specialist Twinner on acquisition of Hungarian...
Leipzig – TWINNER GmbH, a leading specialist in car scanner technology, has acquired Hungarian hardware manufacturer SHI Scalable. The acquisition enables TWINNER to expand its portfolio and produce...
09/02/2022
CMS advises Asvin on seed financing round
Stuttgart – Asvin GmbH of Stuttgart, a provider of blockchain-based software supply chain security for the Internet of Things (IoT), has received further capital in a seed round of financing. The investors...
17/11/2021
CMS advises shareholders in European bike sharing market leader nextbike...
Leipzig – The shareholders in nextbike have sold their shares to Berlin-based TIER Mobility, which describes itself as Europe’s micro-mobility leader. Leipzig-based nextbike claims to be the European...
13/07/2021
CMS advises root360 GmbH on acquisition by Waterland portfolio company...
Leipzig – root360 GmbH, a leading provider of managed services focusing on Amazon Web Services, has been acquired by cloud service provider Skaylink, a portfolio company held by Waterland Private Equity...
06/07/2021
CMS advises vehicle digitisation specialist TWINNER on Series B financing...
Leipzig – TWINNER GmbH, one of the world’s most advanced specialists in digitising cars, has successfully completed its Series B round of financing, raising an eight-figure amount. This will enable...
04/02/2021
CMS advises Warburg-HIH Invest on acquisition of Stapelwerk business campus...
Hamburg – Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate GmbH (Warburg-HIH Invest) has acquired the Stapelwerk business campus in Hamburg from aurelius Meiendorf GmbH. Located at Meiendorfer Straße 205, the site comprises...
16/12/2020
CMS advises shareholder of Energiekonzepte Mit­teldeutsch­land on sale to...
Leipzig – Energiekonzepte Mit­teldeutsch­land GmbH (EKM GmbH) of Leipzig, a full-service provider of solar power generation and storage systems, has been acquired by Auctus Capital Partners AG and associated...
24/11/2020
CMS advises VR Equitypartner and MEH Beteiligungs GmbH on sale of N3K Network...
Leipzig – VR Equitypartner and MEH Beteiligungs GmbH have sold their shares in IT service provider N3K Network Systems to private equity firm Invision. Equity capital financier VR Equitypartner and...
10/03/2020
CMS advises IT service provider EWERK on investment by NORD Holding
Leipzig – NORD Holding Un­ternehmens­beteili­gungs­gesell­schaft mbH has acquired a majority stake in EWERK, a full-service IT service provider. The founders and CEOs of EWERK, Hendrik Schubert and Dr Erik...
06/02/2020
CMS advises shareholders in premium pet food provider Healthfood24 on sale...
Leipzig – AlphaPet Ventures GmbH of Munich has acquired Healthfood24 GmbH, the Leipzig-headquartered manufacturer of premium pet food brands Wolfsblut and Wildcat. AlphaPet’s existing investors include...